As Marvel Rivals continues to dominate hero shooters, Overwatch 2 teases "groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes" on the way

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By most accounts, Marvel Rivals is now the king of the hero shooter mountain, but that doesn't mean Overwatch's time has passed. Blizzard is teasing an Overw♌atch 2 Spotlight event for February 12 that'll tell us about a "groundbreaking" set of changes for the venerable FPS.

Seriously, Blizzard keeps using that word. In a titled "groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes coming," the devs say that "in 2025, Overwatch 2 is going to be packed with ▨groundbreaking changes to the PvP experience that will be unlike anything you’ve seen before." ♑Such major changes, in fact, that "it’s going to take more than a blog or a developer update to let you know what we have coming this year."

and . "Not only we are looking at incredible changes how the game is played, but you’ll get a glance at new heroes, new maps, and even more content coming this February and beyond," Blizzard says.

While some players have been perhaps a bit too eager to dance on Overwatch's supposed grave, Overwatch 2 has certainly struggled to find its footing, leaving the door wide open for a game like Marvel Rivals to steal the spotlight. Recently, Blizzard has begun to experiment with things like a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:return to 6v6 action and a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:full-on Overwatch Classic mode, and it seems the devs have mo♓re in mind as they work to recapture the hero sho🌌oter's best days.

It's time to stop calling Marvel Rivals an Overwatch 2 killer now that its features have already surpassed it.

Dustin Bailey
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